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1808 in South Africa
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The following lists events that happened during 1808 in South Africa.
Events
The settlement of Clanwilliam is established
Moravian missionaries receive Groenekloof farm for work among freed slaves & Khoikhoi.General South African History Timeline: 1800s South African History Online https://www.sahistory.org.za/article/general-south-african-history-timeline-1800s 2025-02-17 sahistory.org.za
The slave trade is abolished.
The Perseverance Tavern opens in Cape Town, becoming South Africa's oldest pub by the time it closes in 2020.
Births
31 January - Jacobus Nicolaas Boshoff, the 2nd president of the Orange Free State from 1855 to 1859, is born in Kogmanskloof, Montagu.
References
See Years in South Africa for list of References
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